General Usage Instructions

Select a block in your project. Then, from the menu bar select the UL SPOT ribbon; selecting any of SPOT, Manufacturer, Product Type, MasterFormat, Standards, Certification, LEED, GreenGlobes, Well or See more menu options on the ribbon, which will launch the Product Data Editor dialog.

To initiate a search, select the "Search Spot" button to search for product information and sustainable certification documentation on the spot.ul.com site. Once you have located the product of choice, select the UL icon in the upper left corner of the product page. A dialog will open which will allow you to select the documents you would like linked to the selected family type in your project, along with the manufacturer’s name, model number, unformat classification code and URLs to the product page and product image.

Screenshots

Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon

Command

Command Description

Add category

This command allows user to a categories the blocks to AutoCAD blocks to uniquely define the type and use of the block in AutoCAD

SPOT

Select a Family in your project; then, from the menu bar select the UL SPOT ribbon; select the SPOT icon, which will launch the Product Data Editor dialog. To initiate a search, select the "Search Spot" button to search for product information and sustainable certification documentation on the www.ul.com/SPOT site.

Manufacturer

Search products by manufacturer or brand name.

Product Type

Search by type of product, such as a door, window, furniture, etc.

MasterFormat

MasterFormat is a standard for organizing specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects.

Standards

Search by product standards numbers

Certification

Search by the certification program that a product or facility is certified to.

LEED

Search for products that contribute to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a rating system devised by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) that provides a framework that project teams can apply to create healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.

Green Globes

Search for products that contribute to Green Globes, an online assessment protocol, rating system, and guidance for green building design, operation, and management.

See more

Click to see products that contribute to other green building rating systems such as BREEAM, IgCC, GreenStar programs, and more.

Export

Click to Export to create reports by category into a .xls or pdf file.

Profile

Register, Login, Profile

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this plug-in from Autodesk App store has already installed the plug-in. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer by downloading it again from Autodesk App store, and select the 'Uninstall' button, or you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8/8.1/10), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Author/Company Information

Support Information

To learn more about UL's SPOT database, visit spot.ul.com. If you have questions about the Revit add-in, please contact SPOTApp@ul.com or 888.485.4733.

Version History

Version Number

Version Description

1.0.5

This is the first release of the UL SPOT App for AutoCAD that provides direct access UL SPOT (spot.ul.com), the world’s largest source for credible product sustainability information. Updated publisher information and support for AutoCAD 2015 32bit versions.